# The Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) Regulations 2013, Part 2: Private Law Advocacy Fees

Extent: E+W

Table 2(a): Private Law Children – Graduated Fees
Person before whom proceedings are heard
Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)
Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)
Conference fee
Opinion fee
Final hearing fee (per day)
Justices’ legal adviser or lay justices
£62.69
£156.74
£125.37
£94.05
£397.04
Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge
£68.94
£172.40
£125.37
£94.05
£436.73
Judge of High Court judge level
£82.76
£206.87
£125.37
£94.05
£524.07
Table 2(b): Domestic Abuse – Graduated Fees
Person before whom proceedings are heard
Hearing Unit 1 (up to 1 hour)
Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)
Final hearing fee (per day)
Justices’ legal adviser or lay justices
£81.50
£203.76
£361.17
Judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge
£81.50
£203.76
£361.17
Judge of High Court judge level
£81.50
£203.76
£361.17
Table 2(c): Private Law Finance – Graduated Fees
Person before whom proceedings are heard
Hearing Unit 1(up to 1 hour)
Hearing Unit 2 (up to 2.5 hours)
Finan-cial Dis-pute Resolu-tion Hearing Unit 1
Finan-cial Dis-pute Resolu-tion Hearing Unit 2
Early resolu-tion fee
Confer-ence fee
OpinionFee
Finalhearingfee (per day)
Justices’ legal adviser, lay justice, judge of district judge level, judge of circuit judge level or costs judge
£63.18
£157.95
£101.07
£252.72
£126.36
£126.36
£94.77
£443.70
Judge of High Court judge level
£75.83
£189.54
£121.32
£303.26
£151.65
£126.36
£94.77
£532.44
Table 2(d): Private Law – bolt-on fees
Bolt-on Fee
Payable For
Fee Payable
Client – Allegations of Harm
Private Law Children Hearings
25% of Hearing Unit Fee
Expert's cross examination
Private Law Children Hearings
20% of Hearing Unit Fee
Exceptional travel fee
Hearings and Conferences
£32.04
Table 2(e): Private Law Children and Finance – bolt on fees – advocate’s bundle payment
Hearing type
ABP1 (351-700 pages)
ABP2 (701-1,400 pages)
ABP3 (over 1,400 pages)
Interim hearing
£59.40
£89.10
£89.10
Final hearing
£159.30
£239.40
£318.60

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/422/schedule/3/part/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-remuneration-regulations-2013/schedule-3/part-2
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